Victorian Britain
- ISBN-10
- 0431170517
- ISBN-13
- 9780431170510
- Series
- Victorian Britain
- Category
- Great Britain
- Pages
- 56
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-09-15
- Authors
- Stewart Ross, Sean Connolly
Description
Eye witness accounts from a range of source material, including diaries, letters and newspapers, form the basis of this series. Each book in the series provides a helpful insight into an important period of history or world-changing event.
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